Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderAnother article that may be useful: > Americans do not understand the difference between a road and a street. [...] > The value of a road is in the speed and efficiency that it provides for movement between places. Anything that is done that reduces the speed and efficiency of a road devalues that road. If we want to maximize the value of a road, we eliminate anything that reduces the speed and efficiency of travel. > The value of…
They're not wrong about these things, they're super hazardous. Through-drivers become frustrated, drivers looking for the store they want aren't paying attention to the road, people window-shop while driving, peds are wandering everywhere, etc. Highly problematic.
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 640
- Total comments
- 472
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-01 | The Stroad – a street/road hybrid | mixmastamyk | 2 | 0 |
| 2021-11-21 | The StroadFirst breakout · Best thread | PaulHoule | 552 | 339 |
| 2023-12-01 | The StroadLatest 20+ point return | upwardbound | 86 | 133 |